High-Speed Networking for Multimedia Applications presents the latest research on the architecture and protocols for high-speed networks, focusing on communication support for distributed multimedia applications.

1 End-to-End Communication Across Hybrid Networks.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN.- 3 Internetworking among Wireless and Fixed Networks.- 4 Evaluation of Selected Functions.- 5 Summary and Outlook.- 2 Reduce Connection Awareness.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Design and Guidelines for Reducing Connection Awareness.- 3 Issues for the Implementation of the Design Guidelines.- 4 A First Step: Efficient Signaling for VPTS.- 5 Conclusions.- 3 Is ATM a Continuity or a Discontinuity for the LAN Environment?.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The ITU View of the ATM.- 3 The Legacy LANs.- 4 The ATM LAN Paradigms.- 5 VBR Sources.- 6 TCP/IP and ATM.- 7 LAN Interconnection over the Wide Area.- 8 New Applications.- 9 Conclusions.- 4 On the Performance of Networks Carrying Multimedia Traffic.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Multimedia Traffic Requirements.- 3 Video Encoding Schemes and Traffic Characterization.- 4 Performance of Networks Carrying Video Traffic.- 5 Conclusions.- 5 The Server Array: A Scalable Video Server Architecture.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Scenario.- 3 Video Server Architecture and Scalability.- 4 The Design of a Video Server Array for Video On-Demand.- 5 Choice of a Striping Block Size.- 6 Reliability Aspects.- 7 Related Work.- 8 Conclusions.- 6 A Scalable Architecture for Multimedia Storage.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Data Distribution Strategies on Multiple Servers.- 3 Scalable Compression Technology.- 4 ATM Based Scalable Storage.- 5 Summary and Future Work.- 7 Aqua: An Adaptive End-System Quality of Service Architecture.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Overview of AQUA.- 3 QoS Specification.- 4 Rate based Adjustable Priority Scheduling.- 5 Performance Evaluation.- 6 Related Work.- 7 Conclusions.- 8 Quality of Service Support for Protocol Processing within Endsystems.- 1 Introduction.- 2 QoS Specification.- 3 QoS Mapping.- 4 QoS Enforcement.- 5 Protocol Implementation Model.- 6 Conclusions.- 9 High Performance Group Communication Services in ATM Networks.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Enhanced Services in ATM Networks.- 3 Efficient Provision of Reliable Multipoint Services.- 4 Assessment of Performance and Implementation.- 5 Conclusions.- 10 Multimedia Transport Protocol and Multicast Communication.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Transport Layer Multicast.- 3 Statistical Reliable Multicast.- 4 Other Multicast Issues.- 5 Conclusions.- 11 PET — Priority Encoding Transmission.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Methodology.- 3 PET Systems.- 4 Implementation Issues.- 5 Conclusions.- 12 Real-Time Communication in Shared-Medium High Speed LANs.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Fiber Distributed Data Interface.- 3 The Distributed Queue Dual Bus.- 4 The Demand Priority LAN.- 5 Performance Analysis.- 6 Conclusions.- 13 Batch Renewal Process: Exact Model of Traffic Correlation.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Correlation in Traffic Processes.- 3 Choice of Model for Traffic Characterized by its Correlation.- 4 Construction of a Batch Renewal Process.- 5 Effects on a Simple Queue.- 6 Effect of a Queue on Correlation — Creation of Burst Structure.- 7 Conclusions and other Remarks.- 14 Residential Oriented Customer Premises Network Based on ATM Principles.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Residential CPN Characteristics.- 3 An ATM Distributed Architecture.- 4 Simulation Results.- 5 Conclusions.- 15 Voice-Data Integrated Channel Access for Microcellular Networks Using Splitting RRA Algorithms.- 1 Introduction.- 2 System Model.- 3 Channel Conditions.- 4 Voice Transmission Protocols.- 5 Simulation Results.- 6 Conclusions.- 16 Wireless Access to High Speed Networks.- 1 Introduction.- 2 High Speed and Mobility.- 3 Current Wireless Local AreaNetworks.- 4 Strategies of Interconnection.- 5 Discussion of Problems.- 6 Final Remarks.- Index of Authors.